Yes, I Can Say No: A Parents Guide to Assertiveness Training for Children

Smith, Manuel J.

ISBN 10: 0877958289 / ISBN 13: 9780877958284

Published by William Morrow & Co, 1989

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Yes, I Can Say No: A Parents Guide to Assertiveness Training for Children
• Publisher: William Morrow & Co
• Publication Date: 1989
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0877958289
• ISBN 13: 9780877958284
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

Presents a program designed to teach assertive social skills to children between the ages of seven and seventeen, enabling them to cope with peer pressure, resist drugs and alcohol, and improve academic performance

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The author of an adult assertiveness manual, When I Say No, I Feel Guilty, applies the same techniques to developing assertive social skills in children between the ages of seven and 17. Through dialogues that engage adult and child in a range of situations, such as experimentation with sex and drugs, various responses, stances and actions are elicited as support for the young person susceptible to negative peer pressure. Smith's program has been tested with positive results in the Irvine, Calif., school system, where reportedly it has fostered positive self-image in children by providing coping techniques and has also increased academic achievement. An aid for parents and teachers, and of particular pertinence in the national campaign against substance abuse. Author tour.
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The author of When I Say No, I Feel Guilty (Dial, 1975) here aims to help parents teach children assertiveness techniques. Smith uses over 90 dialogues to illustrate how the verbal skills of fogging, negative inquiry, etc., can be used daily by even young children to avoid being manipulated into drug use, cheating, or premature sexual experimentation. He demonstrates the positive benefits of mastering these skills by citing the results of Irvine, California's STAR program in which children who learned assertiveness techniques actually had higher self-esteem and better grades than those not trained. Not just a rehash of Smith's earlier work, this book discusses defining behavioral standards, meting out discipline, and teaching responsibility. Recommended for public libraries. Florence Scarinci, Nassau Community Coll. Lib., Garden City, N.Y.
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